How to win lane as Vladimir against Volibear · 50.47% win rate over 319 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Volibear | Volibear's passive and W Frenzied Maul sustain beat your level-1 poke. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 is skill-based if you space out of his Q root range. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 stays even so long as you avoid his engage and farm safe. |
| Levels 4-5 | Volibear | His level-4 Q-root all-in with E and W out-trades your poke. |
| Level 6 | Volibear | R Stormbringer makes his level-6 tower dive a real threat. |
| First item | Vladimir | At first item your AP burst outpaces his Maul sustain and flips the lane. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | You outscale a bruiser Voli at 2+ items, kiting his R and bursting him down. |
Volibear out-muscles you early — his passive and W Frenzied Maul sustain beat your level-1 poke, so he wins that first exchange. Levels 2-3 are skill-based: if you space well and hold W you can farm evenly, but stepping into his Q range gets you rooted and chunked. Don't try to trade into his sustain; use Q Transfusion to stay healthy and wait for your spike. Ward for his run-down ganks with R.
The full Vladimir vs Volibear report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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